Skills and Training Guide
Introduction Research shows that updating the skills of staff or retraining them in new s improves an organisation s productivity, profitability and ability to adapt to change. In fact, organisations that do not train their staff are two-and-a-half times more likely to go out of business than those that invest in training. (Source: UK commission for Employment & Skills Ambition 2020) Following feedback from companies, we have put together this general guide to show the major of training in various sectors in Luton. Please note that this is not a Luton Borough Council list of approved, and is designed as general guide only. We have given examples of some of the courses and sectors that our main cover. In addition, many of the also offer support to businesses with opportunities for apprenticeships, internships and assistance with graduate recruitment. For full details of courses and bespoke courses, apprenticeships, internships and graduate recruitment, please get in touch with the (you can find contacts at the end of this guide). For any queries please contact: Sue Fitzpatrick, Business Skills Manager Email: sue.fitzpatrick@luton.gov.uk Tel: 01582 546122 Code: Barnfield = Barnfield College; Bedford = Bedford College; Central = Central Bedfordshire College, = Hertfordshire College, Cranfield = Cranfield University; UH = University of Hertfordshire; UOB = University of Bedfordshire. Aerospace Aerospace engineering - - - - - - Aero acoustics - - - - - - - Aerospace manufacturing - - - - - - - Aerospace dynamics Aerospace vehicle design Air transport Aircraft engineering Airport planning and Airworthiness Human factors and safety assessment in aeronautics Safety and accident investigation (air transport) 02
Automotive Automotive Technology Management Motor Vehicle various - - - - Motorsport Engineering and Management Automotive Engineering various Business and, accountancy Accounting - Business administration, and finance Customer service - - - Project managerment - - - - - - Human resource - - - Leadership and - - Global business - - - - - - - Business computing - - - - - Organisational performance, operations, - - - - Marketing various - - - - Languages - - Public relations - - - - - - - Public service interpreting - - - - - - - Care, child and counselling Childcare, children development and learning, young people, - Counselling various - - - - - - think Luton think success 03
Carnival arts Carnival arts - - - - - - Construction and building services, environment and sustainability Construction skills various - - - Building services, sustainability and sustainable construction Environmental, diagnostics, engineering etc various Waste and resource, engineering etc Environmental development Civil engineering and construction Sustainable planning, sustainable transport / waste Land ecological conservation, land reclamation and restoration, natural resource, soil. Offshore and ocean technology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spatial design - - - - - - - Construction - - - - - - Building technology - - - - - - 04
Defence and security Cranfield University has a specialist school in defence and security. For further details of courses and bespoke courses please contact enquiries@cranfield.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1234 758008 Defence various courses, acquisition, leadership, programme and project, resilience etc Forensic and forensic computing International defence and security marketing Security sector - - - - - - Engineering and manufacturing Professional engineering various, machine design, of manufacturing systems, welding etc Electrical and electronic enqineering Fabrication, welding and engineering Performing engineering operations Mechanical production / manufacturing engineering Advanced lightweight structures and impact Astronautics and space engineering Computational and software techniques in engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - think Luton think success 05
Engineering and manufacturing continued Process systems engineering energy systems and thermal processes, process systems technology Sustainable manufacturing Thermal power - - - - - - Operations and supply chain - - - - - - - Hair, beauty and holistic Beauty various - - - - Hairdressing various - - - - Barbering diploma - - - - - - Health, social care, nursing and midwifery, medical Health and social care - Leadership and for care services - - - - - Youth work - - - - - Clinical research Food chain systems Nutrition science - - - - - - Health and environment Medical diagnostics Molecular medicine Nanomedicine Quality in scientific research and development Translational Medicine 06
Health, social care, nursing and midwifery, medical continued Hospitality and catering Hospitality and catering various Professional cookery various Dentistry various - - - - - - Biotechnology Biomedical - - - - - - Pharmacology - - - - - - Medical education various - - - - - - - Advanced practice - - - - - - - Specialist community public health nursing - - - - - - Health studies various - - - - - - Public health - - - - - - - Laboratory technician - - - - - - - Criminology - - - - - - - Health and safety in the workplace - - - - - - - - - - - - - Customer service - - - - - Events security stewarding - - - - - Door supervisor - - - - - ICT Computer maintenance and installation Computing various, please get in touch for full details of courses - - - - - IT professionals - - - - - Computer networking - - - - think Luton think success 07
ICT continued CAD 2D and 3D - - - - - Programming - - - - - Website design various - - - - Computational and software techniques in engineering various - - - - - Design for innovation and sustainability Forensic computing - - - - - - Innovation and creativity in industry Knowledge for innovation Management and information systems - - - - Microsystems and nanotechnology - - - - - - Ultra precision and nanoengineering Software development various - - - - - Artifical intelligence with robots - - - - - - Human computer interaction - - - - - - - Data communications, networks, - - - - - Mobile computing - - - - - - Advanced digital systems - - - - - - - Biometrics and cyber security - - - - - - - Embedded intelligent systems - - - - - - - Multi-media - - - - - - - Radio and mobile communications systems - - - - - - - Internet engineering - - - - - - Computer games development - - - - - Applied computing - - - - - - Telecoms - - - - - - Digital installation - - - - - - 08
Law Law - - - - - Logistics and warehousing Logistics operations - - - - - - - Warehousing and storage - - - - - - Logistics and supply chain Media Art and design, graphic design - - - Animation and video - - - - Interior and spatial design - - - - Multi-media - - - Film and television - - - - - New media - - - - Multi-media - - - - Media, culture and technology - - - - Radio and broadcasting - - - - - - - Sport and fitness Sports and fitness various - - - Sport science various - - - - The Body Hub University of Bedfordshire is currently developing professional development courses. The four s of focus are: sports science and rehabilitation, health and fitness assessment, musculoskeletal research and development, and consulting, coaching and training. think Luton think success 09
Travel and tourism Air cabin crew - - - - - Airline passenger service Agent - - - - - - - Travel and tourism - - - - Hospitality, leisure and tourism - - - - - Global product development and Travel operations - - - - - - - Tourism various - - - - - - Contacts Barnfield College Geraldine Horan Tel: 01582 569753 Email: geraldine.horan@barnfield.ac.uk Web: www.barnfield.ac.uk/employers.aspx Central Bedfordshire College: Liz Hunter Tel: 01582 861607 Email: lhunter@centralbeds.ac.uk Web: www.centralbeds.ac.uk/chilternbusinesstraining/ Hertfordshire College Laurie Sontag Tel: 01462 650241 Tel: 07961 953469 Email: LSontag@nhc.ac.uk Web: www.gc4b.com/goldsmithcourses University of Hertfordshire Janice Hart, Business Development Co-ordinator, Business School Tel: 01707 285480 Tel: 07920 139112 Email: j.hart@herts.ac.uk Web: www.herts.ac.uk/business-services/home.cfm Bedford College Sarah Baxter, Director of Sales & Marketing Tel: 01234 291920 Email: sbaxter@bedford.ac.uk Web: www.bedfordtrainingservices.co.uk Cranfield University General enquiries Tel: 44 (0)1234 758008 Email: enquiries@cranfield.ac.uk Web: www.cranfield.ac.uk/business/index.html University of Bedfordshire General enquiries: 01234 400400 Business services: 0800 328 5334 Email: knowledge@beds.ac.uk Web: www.beds.ac.uk/knowledgehub Luton Borough Council Sue Fitzpatrick, Business Skills Manager Tel: 01582 546122 Email: sue.fitzpatrick@luton.gov.uk Web: www.luton.gov.uk 10
Useful Links National Apprenticeship Service Tel: 08000 150 600 Web: www.apprenticeships.org.uk Tamsyn Hammond, Employer Services Manager, Tel: 01234 420032 Tel: 07970 110826 Email: tamsyn.hammond@apprenticeships.gov.uk Julia Brady, Employer Services Manager, Tel: 01234 420060 Tel: 07967 393237 Email: Julia.Brady@apprenticeships.gov.uk University of Bedfordshire: Knowledge Hub Dedicated to helping companies become more innovative and sustainable to stay ahead of competitors. Tel: 0800 328 5334 Email: knowledge@beds.ac.uk Web: www.beds.ac.uk/knowledgehub Access to expertise Consultancy and research, knowledge transfer partnerships Tel: 0800 328 5334 Email: consultancy@beds.ac.uk Web: www.beds.ac.uk/consultancy Web: www.beds.ac.uk/knowledgehub/accesstoexpertise/ktp Internships Could your business use the skills and services of a graduate for up to three months? Tel: 01582 489 293 Email: internships@beds.ac.uk Web: www.beds.ac.uk/knowledgehub/entrepreneurship/graduates/internship GradsEast Graduate recruitment service dedicated to the East of England and working in partnership with the region s universities Web: www.gradseast.co.uk/ Leadership and Management Advisory Service Grants up to 1,000 available to help leaders of eligible SMEs pay for training and development to their business grow. Web: www.embltd.co.uk/lmas Step Nurturing Talent Graduate Step undergraduate and graduate placement programmes are supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Tel: 0844 2488 242 Email: employers@step.org.uk Web: www.step.org.uk/default_employers.aspx JobCentre Plus Professional, modern, free vacancy advertising services to get jobs noticed by the right people. Small business recruitment service individual support for small businesses. Recruitment advisory service to help you reach previously untapped pools of talent in your local. Tel: 0845 604 3719 Web: www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemid= 1084072917&type=RESOURCES University of Hertfordshire Services include: research and development of new technologies and products, knowledge transfer partnerships, consultancy, language and media services, sustainable business development. Contact the Enterprise and Business Development Team Tel: 01707 286406 Email: be@herts.ac.uk Web: www.herts.ac.uk/business-services/access-our-expertise/home.cfm think Luton think success 11
Other Luton Adult and Community Learning Basic skills, ESOL, GCSEs, English, maths, science, French, childcare, teaching assistants, health and social care, languages, arts and crafts, community programme, teacher training, ICT, languages, apprenticeships, business administration, teaching assistants, customer care, facilities etc Lindy Lloyd Tel: 01582 490033 Email: lindy.lloyd@lutonacl.ac.uk Web: www.lutonacl.ac.uk/ Bedfordshire and Luton Chamber of Commerce Business, ICT, leadership and Sue Munn, Business Development Manager Tel: 01582 522448 Email: sue.munn@chamber-business.com Web: www.chamber-business.com/ Business Learning Strategic development, short bespoke business courses Paul St John Bennett, Director Tel: 07879 638524 Email: pstjohnbennett@business-learning.co.uk Web: www.business-learning.co.uk CEW Forklift Truck Training Ltd Forklift truck training Tel: 01582 759844 Email: cewforklift@tiscali.co.uk Web: www.cewforklifttraining.co.uk/ Crabtree Professional development Tel: 01582 600650 Email: info@crabtree.uk.com Web: www.crabtree.uk.com CTP Basic skills, ITQ Tel: 01582 565938 Email: info@ctportal.org Web: www.ctportal.org/index.shtml Develop EBP Brokerage service to employers, schools, colleges, communities and volunteers who need help, support, advice and guidance Tel: 01525 722554 Email: info@developebp.co.uk Web: www.developebp.co.uk/programmes/businesses_ Apprentice.htm Luton International College Administrative, information systems, travel, hospitality, accountancy, childcare, ESOL TOEFL centre Lorainne Lunn, Principal Tel: 01582 720012 Email: lorainnelunn@lutonintcollege.com Web: www.lutonacl.ac.uk/ Maps Childcare, customer care, engineering, pharmacy, security, health and social care. Tel: 01582 480800 Email: enquiries@mapstraining.co.uk Web: www.mapslearning.co.uk Pitman Training ITQ, IT support, web design and graphics, accounting, Sage book keeping, legal secretary and medical secretary, Tel: 01582 402 622 Web: www.pitmanluton.co.uk/ Ridgemond Training Construction, football, IT, business, motor vehicle, retail and warehousing Tel: 01582 450563 Web: www.ridgemondtraining.org.uk/information/ employers/ SEETEC Employment services, recruitment service, workforce development Tel: 01582 730199 Web: www.seetec.co.uk/employers.aspx Zenos Tel: 0845 055 6404 8 info@zenos.com Web: www.zenos.com/employers 12